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Australian Defence Science in the 21st Century
Dr. Claire Davis
Acknowledgements: Mr. Peter Kerr, Dr. Nigel McGinty, Dr. Karen O’Connor, Dr. Roger Neill
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National leader in safeguarding Australia by delivering valued scientific advice and innovative technology solutions for Defence and national security
Defence Science and Technology Purpose and Roles
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Time
Disruptive Technologies M
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Initial market entry – little attention paid to innovation
Rapid expansion due to easy and broad uptake – empowered by digital technologies. Existing markets underestimate impact.
Disruptive innovation becomes mature
Ultimately mature markets are displaced
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Horizon Scanning at DST group
Analysis Exploration Imagination
Time
Impo
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Emerging Futures
Strategic Research Program
Core Business
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The National Innovation and Science Agenda and Defence
Defence Innovation
Hub
Centre for Defence Industry
Capability
Next Generation
Technologies Fund
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Current Next Gen Tech Fund Priority Areas
SENSORS & HYPERSONICS
QUANTUM TECHNOLOGIES
MEDICAL COUNTERMEASURES
CYBER HUMAN PERFORMANCE
AUTONOMOUS SYSTEMS
SPACE CAPABILITIES
SURVEILLANCE
MATERIAL SCIENCES
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DST Strategic Research Initiatives (SRI) Intelligence
Surveillance & reconnaissance
Space systems Advanced Materials and sensors
Trusted Autonomous systems
Cyber operations Future electronic warfare
Hypersonics Bioterrorism preparedness
Future undersea warfare
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Defence Sensor Needs – Operations Perspective
Situational Awareness through Remote Sensing
Freedom to Navigate when GPS is denied
Situational awareness through sensor integration
Advanced sonar and magnetic sensing
Optimisation of soldier's performance Detection of IEDs & explosives Sensing of chemical and biological agents
Advanced EM/EO sensing Including hyperspectral.
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Technology Forecasting & Futures
An organisational capability for longer-term horizon scanning to: Avoiding strategic surprise Guide future operating environments Inform Investment decisions (internally in DSTG and more
broadly). A small team leveraging DSTG to undertake horizon scanning and
technology deep dives. Striving to understand technology and interpreting this through a
methodological approach to understanding the strategic impact
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Biomimetic flight
Leonardo da Vinci's design for a flying machine with wings based closely upon the structure of bat wings
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Understanding materials using integrated nervous system
Composite hydrofoil under test at the Australian Maritime College
Water Tunnel
Strain map from embedded fibre optic sensing network
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New materials: Nature vs Engineering
Internal bone structure : Light and strong Additively manufactured material : Light and strong (Boeing)
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Self healing : Nature vs. Engineering
Animation for tissue healing
Courtesy: Penn State University
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The scientist of the future : The 4 C’s
•Being innovative
and inventive in trying new approaches
• Looking at problems in new ways and linking expertise across disciplines
•Working together
to achieve solutions to complex problems.
• Sharing thoughts,
questions, ideas and solutions.
Communication Collaboration
Creativity Critical Thinking
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Apprenticeships Indigenous Apprenticeship Program (South Australia)
Undergraduate SVS: 12 weeks summer vacation studentships IEP: 12 month full-time industrial experience placements. Cadetships: Support for high performing Australian undergraduate students during their degree (scholarship and fees paid), fulltime job upon graduation.
Graduate Fulltime ongoing employment in specific career fields.
Postgraduate Defence sponsored postgraduate projects in areas of Defence relevance conducted in partnership with Universities.
Year 10 work experience [email protected]
Working at DST group
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Human, Social and Health Sciences - Bio-technology, Operations/Simulation, Food Science, Behavioural and Social Science, Environmental Science, Biological Sciences, Physiology, Biomechanics
Physical Sciences - Physics, Chemistry (including Energetic Materials), Electronic Warfare, Materials Science, Optoelectronics, Radar Technology, Sonar Technology, Instrumentation & Control, Evaluation & Experimentation, Acoustics
Engineering and Technology - Aeronautical/Aerospace, Aircraft Structures, Electrical/Electronic, Flight Mechanics, Fluid Mechanics, Mechanical, Microwave, Robotics, Weapons Systems/Engineering, Systems Engineering and Integration, Naval Architecture, Materials Engineering
Information, Computing and Communications - Artificial Intelligence & Agents, Information Technology, Communications, Computing/Mathematical, Computing/Programming, Signal Processing, Software Engineering, Telecommunications
Mathematics - Mathematics, Statistics, Operations Research, Numerical Simulation/Modelling, Analysis
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